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Question about sealing an ipe bow.
Jesse:
I hope someone out there can help me. I realized I just cant use tru oil. Regardless of all the tips Ive got from you guys. I just cant get it to look right no matter what I do and after shooting it for a while the finish started popping off. So I sanded off the bad spots and tried using a spray. The second that deft brand laquer hit the bow it all raised up and it looks real bad. I am going to strip it all down for the third time with acetone. I dont want to do it a fourth. Any thoughts? maybe 600 grit paper is to fine for the stuff to hold to the wood? Should I use 220 before I seal it next time?
waterlogged:
I've done spray on polyurethane (*gasp*) a few times before on IPE, one was sanded with 0000 steel wool, so I think you'd be fine with that. Hope it goes better this time.
PS - the polyurethane was minwax brand
ricktrojanowski:
I have never built an ipe bow, but I do work with it quite a bit as decking. In the instructions for decking they claim it dosn't need a finish but this is probably a bad idea for a bow. I have had luck with Cabots Austrailian timber oil for customers that insisted on some protection. It is an oil for different exotic wood species. I don't know if it will build up like tru oil but should help preserve. I hope I helped and didn't further confuse the situation. Good Luck
Coo-wah-chobee:
Bone it with hawg fat er ifn ya aint got that use crisco. Bone hard and I mean HARD, at least 30 times say 3x a day fer 10 days. Will give ya a nice finish and will help waterproof ya bow, ipe is an oily wood so like said it dont really need a finish. As it ages and weather an sun get ta it, it will develop a nice silvery patina.........bob
NOMADIC PIRATE:
I used a 50/50 mixture of Shellac and linseed oil,...wipe it on, wipe it off, ...I like it ;D
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